Culinary slicing machine



Jan. 16, 1923.

i M. KIH'NBAUER'.

CULINARY SLICING MACHINE.

FILED MAY 16. 1922. 2 SHEETS-SHEET x.

Jan. 16,1923.l 1,442,222.

M. KIRNBAUER.

, CULINARY SLICING MACHINE.

, FILED MAUS, 1922.

2 SHETs-.SHEH 2.

JMr/zm?? y MW Patented Jan. 16, 1923.

i Michelin KIBBA'ER. oFroREsr PARK; ILLINoIs CULINARY sLroING in-AoINE;

applicati@ fmeafnay 16,

To all who@ v@'15 concern. Be it'rlsrnownfthatl7 MICHAEL KIRNBAUER, `a citizen ofthe lRepublic. of Austria (fv'vho 'has declared his `intention ofloeconiing -a citizen ofthe United Statesof'America'),

now residing at Forest Park, in thevcoun'ty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented 1certain new and-useful 'Improvements in Culina-ry` LSlcing Machines, of lrwhich thev following is'a:.'specification.f

. .This -inventionmelatesto that classf of culinaryksli'cingmachines in v'vhiclr 'areciprocating vholder or hopper hasmovement verticallyi'n'4r the `holding hopper,- and is v.

-effectively'maintairfed in` an elevatedposition While; it is 'sWungto oner-side andy above f thezhopper to permit "of a, convenient introducingof lthe fmater'ial into said hopper, and byfrnea-nseilI Whicha descent of said 'follower' below'. a .-predete'rmined distance l'above the cutter blade isprevented, lall vwill 'hereinafter more ully'ap ear.

In'fthe accompanying l ravfings':V i .Fig 1', 'gis lfar-perspective vi'ew illustrating the :general arrangement of parts inthe'inachine. t 40 iFigxQ, is `a ceiitrall'lonfgitudinal sectional elevations:` f Fig. 3', is atopview -Withf parts broken "avtay'and'in section.: i i

Fig. f4, y is -anJ-enlargedtdetailitransverse y section-online 1 -+4, Figl, 'illustrating the 'track1,-struc'ture 1 `and `A`adj ustable slicing'. blade. Fig. 5; fis ankenlarged detail horizontal vsectiolnfon line 5-5,1Fig. 2 illustrating the detachableJ connectioni -betweenithe vhopper laudits `operating; pitx'nanl f LikeH vreference .r numerals- :parts in the several'views p.. "l, fR e'rring, lt0 tliexdrawings. 1y designates :a at plate constitutin-g'tle base-ofthe ma radiate. ma

1922. seriai Nb. 561,269.

chine fand provided -vvitliffeed Y if is Asupported above 'areceivingvdishlsor. re-'.

lceptacle for 'the sliced.' material.

3 designates a transverse opening throughA thev base All for'the passage "of the"` sliced `ma- Vterial, and 4 designatesa transversely arrange'dfslicer blade `arranged at a"'niargin A l of said ropening, and Whichis preferablyfof thev adjustable type described in-lmy prior `r I Patent No. l,415,449,-datedMay 9311922, and

IWhich-'as illustrated in."Figs. 2 andflcomf,

prises rva 'construction as follow'szel il 5 lesignates a rock sha-ft 'ournalledf'nean its respective "ends inthebase 1 and'llaving at one end a bent arm 5k the 'endfo'f lWhich is formed With gear teeth- 'for'V operative ren- 'gagement 'with' the teethI of' afvv'orrh hub f6 vjournalled in the base l-andhaving'fatits .upper Send an operating'head by Whiehman-f v ualrfadjustment ofthe parts can be eected.y In' such construction thev butt offthej cutter blad-esl` isfizgedly attachedftothefshaft i'so as to be,adjnstableltherewithp'fiefthe basel, and leachgcomprising"anfopen 1 .7- desi lates 'a companlonipair kl: sections. arranged at @the respective sides of sided' shell or'tube, rectangularin cross-'secftion, with the vopen-"sides of thetWo-shells i is Opposed freetime' i The ffgtraekfseenona7 .are preferably held in :place upon'th'elvbase l byy confining bars or rails .8. of Wolodo'r," the like.

59 -des-ignates'the holding I ably of va rectangular form, and open attcfxpfl` -andbottomv 1.2". f 'Q10 designates. trough shapemembersgizs'ecured ,to vthe opposite sides of the `hopper 9 'track sections 7,-'1andfovving'to the fopen fend formationf such 'traekjsections a. ready V:end'vvise vremoval 'oflthefhopper 9 and' zweeg 1 series for .cleaningand .repair .can be efected .u i 1,12 designates fan. Voperating shaftfmountefd transversely in :bearings 'abveithe' fbase land fandfnearfthe'lower end of the same. f The f lbottone xvebg ofrsuhmembers l0 are @formed-1. f ,with :op'e'nings".'for.-:` the; passage of 'fitrack iwheels'll, the carrying axlesof which' are lin sturncarried therespectiveyvertical- Webs 'crf flanges of', Ithe 'trackfseetionsy fas 'shown more-'gparticularlyrinFigs. .lf'iand.I In described: construction the 4track lvvheels'all have;V rolling. bearing A:in fthe cavities ofv the -13 formanual.,perationiaand nerr-its'midf length with a crank arm 14. connected by a pitman 15 with the hopper 9, so as to im part reciprocation thereto. The connection of the pitman 15 to the hopper 9 is preferably effected by a detachable kconnection as y follows.

16 designates oriiiced pivot ears on the hopper 9, between which is arrangedl anv oriiced head on the adjacent end of the pitman 15.

17 designates a sliding pivot pin having movement in the aforesaid ears 16 and in an auxiliary ear 16" on the hopper, and adapted to form the pivotal connection between the pitman 15 andthe ears 16.

18 designates a spring tending to force and hold the pin 17 in the above described engagement, and 19 designates a finger, piece on an end of the pin 17 for the convenient withdrawal ofthe same from the described engagement.

20 designates a bracket secured to the rear side of the hopper 9, and having horizontal upper fiange providinga bearing for the swinging cross head now to be described.

21 designates a cross head or bar pivoted near one end, and by means of a vertical pivot stud 22, in the horizontal flange of the bracket 20 aforesaid, while the forward or swinging end of the crosshead is adapted for engagement in an open or side notch in Va hasp plate 23 secured to the front side of the hopper as shown in.Figs.n1,'2 and 3.

24 designates ya central guide sleeve or hub on the cross-head 21 for guiding engagement with the guide stem of a weighted fol lower hereinafter described.

25 designates pivot ears arranged on the cross-head 21 at a point to the rear of the pivot stud 22, to afford pivotal support for the lever of an automatic controlling means hereinafter described.

26 designates the weighted follower heretofore referred to, of a form corresponding with the interior of the hopper 9 and having movement therein to press the material beingsliced towards the slicer blade 4 ofthe machine. Y f

27 designates a tubularstem extending up from the follower 26 and having guiding engagement inthe guide sleeve2iA of the crosshead 21 aforesaid, so as yto have Amovement in. a vertical plane'only and without'liability to a tilting movementv under any irregularity of the material operated on. In the prey ferred/constructionshown, the circular wall of the tubular stem 27 is formed with a vertical' guide slot in which the side of'a pulle hereinafter described,"has bearing toy hold said stem and the weighted :follower 26 from a turning movement, andat: the same time permit o anentry of theflexible connection or cord hereinafter described.' f

i 28 designates the pulley abovereferred to.

journalled Yin brackets on the cross-head 421 therefor.

and extending into the vertical slot'of the stem 27 to provide guiding engagement p v29 designates a flexible connection or cord `passing over the pulley 28, down vertically within the bore of the stem 27 and secured to thelower portion of said stem or an ad` jacent portion of theffollower 26 carried by i said stem. The other kportion of the flexible ,connection 29 extends horizontally from the pulley 28 and is attached toa levervnow to be described. i

designates a lever or bar pivoted atone end to the aforesaid pivot ears 25 kofthe cross-head 21 and havingconnection with the flexible connect-ion 29.at a distance from its fulcrum point as shown more lparticuy larly in Figs. 1.a1id2.'

31 designates a stop flange or cross-head 21, arranged inthe Vpathofzthe `rib on the' lever 30 and adapted yto stopy and hold vsaid lever and its connections` from Afurther movement when the associated weighted plunger 26 has reached a predetermined distance above the slicer bladek 4, and in orderto avoid contact and injury to said parts. The .i above described construction provides man' ual means for raising the weighted follower 26 at a point above thetop of the hopper 9 so that said follower I'along with the `crosshead 21 and accessories :may be swung-tot..

one side as illustratedlin dotted linesin Fig. l, to permit of `thezin-troduction *of material into `therhopperr` 9,` as we/ll-,as .in a

disassembly of thei parts; for' cleaningand repair. ture of the invention involves a` freedom Yto rearward movement inllever 30, sothat-:the

tion 29 tothefleverfcan be brought toia In this connection afmaterial feavpoint of attachment ofthe flexible connecplane below the fulcrum ypointy of :the lever.` With the parts in such rearward position,ras

illustrated in full linesfin Fig.v` 2,.any stress on thepart ofthe lexibleconneotionwill have no tendency toY move lthe lever from its position, andit will beneoessary'tovrnanually raise saidl leverI tozaxplane vabove .its

fulcrum point, before the ffollower 26 and:`

lassociated parts' 4are vcapable of :downward movement by gravity.

Having thus fullyfdesciibedmy invention, 'f i what I claim as new and desire tofsecure'by combination i side,'a follower' movingiinsaid hopperfand having a guide stem, a `horizontally swing-y ing cross head pivo'ted at oner end 'tothe aforesaid .bracket and having; aguide for 'the having holding engagement with' the'swingi follower stem, a latch-.piece on theihopper ing end of the crosshead,"and'manual means movement of the followen on said cross head ffor effecting-'an upward 2. In a slicing machine, the combination of a holding hopper open at top and bottoni and provided with-a pivot bracket at one side,fa follower moving in said liopper'and having a guide stein, a horizontally swinging cross head pivoted at one end to the.

aforesaid bracket and having a guide for the follower stem, a latch piece on'thehopper having holding engagement with the swinging end of the cross head, and manual means on said cross head for effecting'an upward movement of the follower, the saine comprising a lever pivoted onthe cross head,`

aforesaid bracket and having a guide for the l follower 1 steun a' latch piece on the ihopper having a holding engagementiwith the v swingingy end of the cross head, and manual means on said cross head for' effecting an upward movement ofthe follower, the saine comprising a lever pivoted on the cross head, a flexible connection and pulley intermediate of the lever and the guide'stem'of the follower7and a stop lug on thel cross head I' in the path of said lever.-

4. In a*` slicing machine, the combination i of a base having a transverse slioer blade shell form open at bot-h ends,` a hopper open at top and bottom, troughl shaped brackets on the sides of the hopper; track wheels car ried Vby said brackets and having rolling movement in the tracks; aforesaioh and means for imparting 35 vand guide tracks` at'its respective sides, said tracks having an open sided rectangula'n A reciprocation` to said hopper. Signed at lhica-go, Illinois, this 15th day of May 1922. y x1 MICHAEL KIRNBAUER. n 

